Bytown Museum

The Bytown Museum is a museum in Ottawa located in the Colonel By Valley at the Ottawa Locks of the Rideau Canal on the Ottawa River, just below Parliament Hill.

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Type: Museum
Description: museum in Ontario, Canada lower locks of the Rideau Canal at the Ottawa River just below Parliament Hill
Address: 1 Canal Lane

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Parliament Hill and Centre Block.

Parliament Hill

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Parliament Hill is an area of Crown land on the southern bank of the Ottawa River that houses the Parliament of Canada in downtown Ottawa, Ontario. It accommodates a suite of Gothic revival buildings whose architectural elements were chosen to evoke the history of parliamentary democracy.

Centre Block

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The Centre Block is the main building of the Canadian Parliament buildings on Parliament Hill, in Ottawa, Ontario, containing the House of Commons and Senate chambers, as well as the offices of a number of members of parliament, senators, and senior administration for both legislative houses. Centre Block is situated 190 metres southwest of Bytown Museum.

National War Memorial

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The National War Memorial, titled The Response, is a tall, granite memorial arch with accreted bronze sculptures in Ottawa, Ontario, designed by Vernon March and first dedicated by King George VI in 1939. National War Memorial is situated 260 metres southeast of Bytown Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include ByWard Market and Ottawa.

ByWard Market

Neighborhood

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The ByWard Market is a retail and entertainment district in the downtown core of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada to the east of Parliament Hill and Major's Hill Park.

Ottawa

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Ottawa is Canada's capital. With over a million citizens, it is Canada's fourth-largest city, and Ontario's second-largest city. Visitors often come to Ottawa to see Parliament Hill and Canada's national museums, but the city also has much shopping, many restaurants, and lively nightlife.

Lower Town

Suburb

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Lower Town (also spelled "Lowertown" is a neighbourhood in Rideau-Vanier Ward in central Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, to the east of downtown. It is the oldest neighbourhood of the city, with construction beginning in 1826.

Bytown Museum

Categories: administrative building, building, tourism, historic site, and tourist attraction
Location: Ward 14, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, North America
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Latitude

45.42584° or 45° 25′ 33″ north

Longitude

-75.69766° or 75° 41′ 52″ west

Inception

1827

Levels

Roof shape

gabled

Wheelchair access

limited

Open location code

87Q6C8G2+8W

OpenStreetMap ID

way 128142335

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

Wikidata ID

Q5004646

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In Other Languages

“Bytown Museum” goes by many names.

French: “musée Bytown”
French: “Musée Bytown”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Rideau Canal Celtic Cross and Major’s Hill Park.

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